A/N: Thank you everyone for reviewing. You're awesome! So far, Laxus is leading the poll but still, Gajeel is yet to make appearance. So, you can still vote. And suggestions are welcome. To fit my story, Lucy's character is a bit OC but not to worry, she's still the blonde sunshine everyone loves. =] Arigatou, minna!

I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters.

Chapter 2

Laxus let out a growl although knowing the blonde bombshell couldn't possibly hear him. She was a tough one to break. Since the day she showed up at the audition looking like an angel who spent her time in hell in the ridiculously hot outfit, she had been a puzzle he had yet to solve. There was no question that she was a very talented drummer but also, there's a perfect mix of sass and sweet in her. Yet, he felt like there's an invisible wall surrounding her, not allowing anyone to see what she really was like deep down inside. There's just something about her that attracted him and it's not just her beauty and a goddess body. Make no mistake, he still had every plan to get into her pants. Damn. He must be getting soft.

'Laxus. Aren't you coming back to bed?'

A purr from behind reminded him that he still had what's-her-face with him. Normally, he would kick them out as soon as their role was served but a vanilla and strawberry scent from a certain blondie distracted him and before he knew it, he was following that scent. But looking at that 'state' he's in from her teasing, maybe he could go another round with that nameless groupie.

'Yeah. Hold on, sugar.'

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A loud banging on Lucy's door woke her up from her slumber. By the look of the outside from the curtain which showed the sun barely up, she knew that it was around 5 o'clock in the morning. Not being a morning person, she prayed that whoever that woke her up, better had a good reason. She got out of bed and slammed the door open, nearly hitting whoever outside in the face. Not that she cared. Whoever woke her up from her beauty sleep deserved it.

'What?!' she snapped, baring her teeth.

'Well, morning to you too, sunshine. Still not a morning person I see.'

Great. The last thing she needed was an annoying bandmate waking her up for a pointless reason.

'What do you want, Bickslow? It's barely 5 in the morning. If you're here for anything less than emergency, I swear I will make your life a living hell.'

Bickslow, being Bickslow, just smirked at her like she would not dare to act on her threat, leaning on the door frame looking fresh out of shower.

'As entertaining as it sounds, we have a rehearsal in 15 minutes. I take it you forgot unless you plan to show up at the studio in looking like that?'

Shit! She really did forget which was not like her. Laxus could be a demon when it came to practice. And she's still in her baggy t-shirt with only panties underneath and bed-hair, complete with morning breath. Yikes!

'Not that I'm complaining. Hell, this covers more than your normal clothes yet make you look like you just rolled out of bed after a rough lovemaking…'

She slammed the door in his face before he could finish his sentence. It's still too early to deal with his pervy comments and she needed to get ready. Thank god, she already thought of what to wear last night before hitting the sack. After her morning routine of brushing her teeth and washing her face, she put on makeup within five minutes before putting on her white ripped tank top and black miniskirt. After deciding on whether or not to wear fishnet stocking for a minute, she gave up the idea and settled on the knee-high black leather boots. Looking at the clock, she only had three-minute before the rehearsal and she badly needed her coffee fix before meeting the rest of the crazy band. So far, the day sucked.

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'What the hell, Blondie? You barely make it on time. This is not like you. What the hell were you thinking?'

Of course, as predicted, as soon as she set foot in the studio, Laxus yelled at her. Looks like he's already in a demon mode. She quickly took a swig of her black coffee, desperately needing the boost the caffeine could give her before facing him.

'I told you I'm sorry, you slave driver. I overslept. Happen to the best of us all the time. Just chill. It won't happen again.'

Laxus's face turned an interesting shade of red. Oops. Maybe she shouldn't have called him a slave driver.

'Why you little...'

'We don't have time for this, Laxus or we'll be behind schedule.'

She was never happier to hear a second guitarist, Gajeel's voice.

Laxus clicked his tongue and turned his face away, meaning she was dismissed. For the time being, at least. But she would take what she got and quickly walked over to the drum set and took her seat. Before long, the rehearsal started and she let her mind flowed with the sound of music. The best thing about playing a drum was that the bass sound it creates got her heart beating in time with it. It was like music was flowing through and her heartbeat was controlling the drumsticks in her hand. It was exhilarating. Then, there was a mistake because the music was a bit off and was out of tune with Laxus's deep baritone singing and she knew hell was about to break loose.

'Stop! Wrong! What the hell people? Are you still in la la land? Focus! In case you forget, we have a show tonight and no one, and I mean no one is going to taint Slayer's name. Gajeel, why were you late in the last part?'

'Not my fault. Bunny girl played the note wrong in that part so I was confused. What's wrong, bunny? Still in your wonderland? Looks like coffee ain't working its magic today.'

She took back her gratitude from saving her ass earlier. That cold, blunt man was next on her hit list.

'Huh? What did you say? If it hadn't been for your half-assed playing, I wouldn't have had to improvise, you jackass. What's wrong? Still thinking with your little head even after your vigorous late night workout?' she sneered.

Just before shit was about to go down, Bickslow stepped in between three of them, keeping them apart. It was not unusual for the band to get into a fight during practice because afterall, three out of four people were hot-headed and impulsive. Just like before, Bickslow calmly stopped them before there's an actual fight. After each of them being sent to different corners of the room to cool down by their manager, Freed, the rehearsal resumed.

MiraJane, Freed's girlfriend, looked at the whole scene outside and let out a giggle. It was never boring to watch them play together. It's not that they didn't have a good chemistry. No, they were one of the best team Freed had ever come across, according to Freed. But each of them had a unique personality which made them interesting. She and Lucy became a great friend after she found out that a voluptuous blonde beauty was not a stuck up bitch but a funny and smart girl who could hold a conversation with Freed, which was pretty impressive. But apart from her name, they did not know much about her. Whenever there was a topic about her family, she just changed the topic. All she could find was that Lucy's mother, Layla Heartfillia died when she was little. That was saying something because Mira was a master at collecting information. She looked at the girl playing the drum with a small smile on her face and hoped that she would open up to them soon.

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'What's up, people? You guys were amazing tonight and the last song for tonight is actually my favourite one. It was actually written by our talented and sexy drummer, Lucy!'

As if on cue, the crowd started cheering and Lucy showed her trademark grin and winked at the audience making the guys in them went wild. After the crowd quieted down a bit, Laxus continued.

'It's called 'caged'. Please sing along if you know the lyrics.'

The song was about a girl who was stuck inside a cage, staring at the outside world from within. Then, one day, she broke free from all her chains that were holding her down, ran away and never looked back. It was not a tear-jerker song but it made you feel what the girl was feeling the whole time she was treated as a prisoner inside a cage, how much she was suffocating.

After the song ended, the clapping from the crowd was deafeningly loud. It was one of the most famous songs from Slayer. The band stood up together and bowed before the stage turned dark, indicating the end of the show.

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'Phew. That was a great show everybody. Good job.'

Freed handed each of them a towel and a bottle of water. Lucy smiled at him, whispering him thanks. Freed was like a reliable big brother, someone the band could lean on during their hardest time. He was their rock. Suddenly feeling hot, she took off her leather jacket and sat on the sofa, leaving her only in a black shorts and a purple corset with strings crossing each other in the front and a choker. The corset made her waist look smaller and push up her cleavage more. All the guys on the other hand, were wearing leather pants with buttoned down shirts. Laxus's shirt was unbuttoned till you could see a peek-a-boo of his tattoo and had a tie which was pulled down till the knot reached the second button of his shirt. Bickslow was dressed in the same manner except instead of a tie, he had a collar. Gajeel's shirt, however, was unbuttoned the whole way and his ribbed abs and six-packs were there for everyone to be enjoyed. He was not wearing any accessories but the truth was, with all the piercing on his body and face, he didn't need one.

'Well, I don't know about any of you but I could use a few drinks tonight.'

Bickslow laughed at Lucy and pulled her up and slapped her ass which earned him a growl.

'Oh everyone's up for a party tonight, sexy. Maybe tonight will be the night you let me play with that beautiful body of yours.'

'Not a chance, sweetcake. Now, let's head to the after-party. I'm in the mood for a crazy party.'

Lucy blew him a kiss and walked away, heading towards where the party was holding.

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Laughter and loud music could be heard from miles away from the house. At least there's going to be booze Lucy soothed herself. It was a simple one-storied house and she knew it belonged to one of the roadies.

'Cosplayer, wait up.'

'Maybe bunny girl has one of her booty calls waiting for her inside.'

'Or maybe she just has to go to the john.'

Great. Now, she needed twice the normal amount of alcohol if she had to keep up with them tonight.

Inside the house was even louder. Surprise surprise. She headed straight to the table where they have bottles of alcohol, stopping here and there to make small talk with people who came to congratulate her. Finally, she got to the table and quickly mix herself a gin and tonic. After some thought, she put another shot of gin in it.

Suddenly, she could feel warm air on her neck and she knew someone was standing closely behind her. From the smell of his cologne, she knew who it was.

'Hey there, babe.'

A/N: A cliff-hanger cuz what's a story one? Wink wink. I'm a summer break so I'll be updating quite often. Although it also depends on if my creativity juice is flowing or not. So you know what to do. Review so I can stay motivated. ;D